Calderdale population, 2001–2024
Calderdale has an estimated population of 210,929 (mid-2024), up 9.6% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Calderdale local authority area.
210,929
population, mid-2024
+9.6%
since 2001
+2.1%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (210,929)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 210,929 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 209,334 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 207,896 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 206,828 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 206,976 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 207,729 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 207,215 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 207,459 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 207,744 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 207,027 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 206,614 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 205,854 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 205,116 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 204,170 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 203,049 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 202,078 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 200,960 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 199,275 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 197,761 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 196,270 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 194,980 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 193,968 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 193,201 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 192,379 | — |
Food businesses
Calderdale has 250 takeaways, 502 restaurants and cafés and 254 pubs and bars on the FSA's statutory register (as of July 2026) — 0.50 takeaways per restaurant against an English average of 0.49, and 11.9 takeaways per 10,000 residents. How that compares across England.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Calderdale local authority area (code E08000033), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.